The History and Use of the Bandolier Vietnam Grunts Wore
Finding an authentic bandolier vietnam surplus piece is like holding a direct link to the jungle warfare of the 1960s. If you've spent any time looking at grainy photos of 1st Cav or 101st Airborne soldiers trekking through the tall grass, you've seen them. They aren't the high-tech, modular plate carriers we see today. They were simple, almost flimsy-looking cotton straps, yet they were arguably the most important piece of "disposable" gear a soldier carried. ...